School volunteers don’t get paid money，but sometimes we receive special gifts. One morning，just before Christmas vacation，I was selling tickets to our grade school’s lastevening performance of The Nutcracker.
One of my customers that day was a parent. “I think it’s awful that I have to pay to see my own child perform,”she announced，yanking(猛扯)a wallet from her purse.
“The school asks for a voluntary donation to help pay for scenery and costumes,”I explained，“but no one has to pay. You’re welcome to all the tickets you need. ”
“Oh，I’ll pay,”she said unhappily. “Two adults and a child. ”She plunked down(猛地放下) a ten-dollar bill. I gave her the change and her tickets. She stepped aside，holding her purse. That’s when the boy waiting behind her emptied a pocketful of change onto the table.
“How many tickets?”I asked.
“I don’t need tickets,”he said. “I’m paying. ”He pushed the coins across the table. “But you’ll need tickets to see the show tonight. ”
He shook his head. “I’ve already seen the show. ”
I pushed the pile of nickels，dimes，and quarters back. “You don’t have to pay to sce theshow with your class,”l told him. “That’s free. ”
“No,”the boy insisted. “I saw it last night. My brother and I arrived late. We couldn’t find anyone to buy tickets from，so we just walked in. ”
Lots of people in that crowd had probably “just walked in”. The few volunteers present couldn’t check everyone for a ticket. Anyway，it ‘s OK. As I’d told the parent ahead of this boy ，the donation was voluntary.
He pushed his money back to me. “I’m paying now，for last night,”he said， I knew this boy and his brother must have squeezed into the back of that crowd. And being late to the hall，they couldn’t possibly have seen the whole show. I hated to take his money. A pile of coins in a kid’s hand is usually carefully saved allowance money.
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So I decided to make some efforts to persuade him to give up paying.
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Our conversation somewhat affected the woman who had complained about buying tickets.
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2 . Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and
In 1907, Louis
The
After watching Louis run, Warner
In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he
| A．financial | B．spiritual | C．physical | D．overall |
| A．found | B．caught | C．employed | D．occupied |
| A．walked | B．headed | C．drove | D．rode |
| A．water | B．school | C．house | D．weather |
| A．practical | B．domestic | C．fundamental | D．familiar |
| A．investigated | B．criticized | C．approached | D．sponsored |
| A．rarely | B．immediately | C．eventually | D．seriously |
| A．applying | B．directing | C．delivering | D．switching |
| A．cream | B．prizes | C．steak | D．weapons |
| A．reminder | B．celebrity | C．hero | D．loser |
| A．faced with | B．paid for | C．broken into | D．filled with |
| A．station | B．race | C．meeting | D．castle |
| A．demanded | B．refused | C．attempted | D．proceeded |
| A．applauded | B．finished | C．ran | D．explained |
| A．competed | B．volunteered | C．stood | D．continued |
3 . My wife, Hannah, and I don’t usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either over-watered or under-watered. But after my diagnosis with glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, with no more than a year to live, I loved the idea of having something new and green around.
My friend Mitch gave me what he said was a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl with three pencil-sized stalks (茎；杆) tied together. We placed the plant in the living room window across from the couch where I spent much of the day. I smiled when I looked at it over the rim of the mug of coffee Hannah brought me each morning.
I told Hannah I wanted to care for the plant myself. Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment at a time when I sometimes felt useless. Glioblastoma limited my ability to walk, and the treatment left me exhausted, making it hard for me to accomplish everyday tasks. As a family physician, I was used to being the one who provided care, not the one who received it. Since my diagnosis, I had to rely on help from other people. The enormous change left me feeling purposeless and unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to a core part of my old identity and taught me that plants and people could still depend on me.
Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed radiation and chemotherapy. Even after I returned to work, I continued to care for the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny and lush. Both the tree and I were thriving (茁壮成长).
1. Why did the writer keep the plant?| A．His misfortune in life. | B．His work experience. |
| C．Hannah’s insistence. | D．Mitch’s suggestion. |
| A．He continued his career. | B．He overcame his disease. |
| C．He could still be a caregiver. | D．He developed a love for planting. |
| A．Aimless but open-minded. | B．Accomplished and determined. |
| C．Worried but understanding. | D．Caring and optimistic. |
| A．A Miracle Cure. | B．A Determined Doctor. |
| C．An Incurable Disease. | D．A Healing Bamboo. |
4 . In moments of danger, superheroes don’t
When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was
Jaxson said he’d learned the
Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but
While
The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via video after learning of the boy’s
Cena’s recognition was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t
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| A．jump | B．panic | C．keep | D．run |
| A．push over | B．put off | C．pull over | D．pull off |
| A．keep | B．know | C．remove | D．remain |
| A．lifesaving | B．performing | C．swimming | D．driving |
| A．regret | B．gratitude | C．sympathy | D．anger |
| A．causes | B．threatens | C．brings | D．avoids |
| A．Finally | B．However | C．In fact | D．Otherwise |
| A．fears | B．sadness | C．emotion | D．excitement |
| A．entirely | B．naturally | C．completely | D．strangely |
| A．bravery | B．courage | C．life | D．story |
| A．filled | B．hurt | C．touched | D．cured |
| A．come | B．stop | C．win | D．appear |
| A．place | B．favor | C．honor | D．possession |
5 . I had been invited to go to my friend’s birthday party. I was excited because I liked to go to parties. Although Tori was not my best friend, I
Two days later, my best friend asked me to go to Disneyland. I really wanted to go. That’s when my mom
My
So my mom dropped me off at Tori’s party. Something
When my mom came to
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| A．comforted | B．reminded | C．convinced | D．taught |
| A．doubt | B．curiosity | C．excitement | D．confusion |
| A．gone | B．obvious | C．normal | D．endless |
| A．free | B．busy | C．fun | D．long |
| A．Otherwise | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
| A．suffered | B．complained | C．hesitated | D．disagreed |
| A．predict | B．admit | C．expect | D．ignore |
| A．hurt | B．control | C．reflect | D．inspire |
| A．different | B．voluntary | C．sad | D．right |
| A．conventional | B．practical | C．difficult | D．interesting |
| A．informal | B．amazing | C．strange | D．private |
| A．in return | B．at once | C．at ease | D．in theory |
| A．hurry | B．bring | C．pick | D．cheer |
| A．change | B．throw | C．love | D．miss |
When You Snooze (贪睡), You Lose!
Last Wednesday, I set my alarm for seven o’clock in the morning, just like I always did. But I’d gone to bed a little later than usual, so when it went off, I rolled over and hit the snooze button, thinking I’d have five more minutes of sleep before I got up. For some reason, the snooze alarm didn’t go off. When I saw that it was 7:45, I couldn’t believe it!
Since I was late, I skipped breakfast, and I didn’t make the bed or straighten up my room even though it was part of the “house rules”.
I ran as fast as I could to catch the school bus, but even so, I missed it. Luckily for me, my father hadn’t left for work yet, so I asked him for a ride to school. He wasn’t too happy about it because it meant he would be late for an appointment he had set up. So he was annoyed with me, especially since it was the second time in two weeks that I had missed the school bus. We rode to school in total silence.
By the time I got to school, the bell had already rung, so I had to go to the office to get a “late pass” before I could be admitted to class. That’s when I remembered that I hadn’t asked my father to write a note for my being late. He’d been in such a bad mood, and I knew that this was especially directed at me, so I decided there was no way I could call him now. Besides, he was sure to be in his meeting.
So, there I was, sitting out the first hour in the principal’s office. Things were really starting to snowball but it was only the beginning. Since I was absent from my first-hour class, I missed my science test. My teacher said I couldn’t make up the test since I was absent without leave. But I really needed that test to improve my grade point average. My dad promised to give me half of the money for a car if my grades improved by the end of this semester. So I started thinking about not being able to buy a car, and I got even more upset.
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Then I was preparing for my second-hour class when I discovered my math book was missing.
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Knowing I would surely be scolded for my skipping class, I went home in fear.
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I read an interesting story last week. One day, a diver is enjoying the sea 20 feet below its surface. He noticed a man at same depth, but without any equipments. The diver went below other 20 feet, and the man joined in him a few minutes later. She went below 20 feet again, and after several minutes, the man following him again. This confused the diver, but he took a blackboard out and wrote, “How on earth are you able to stay this deep with nothing to help you?” The man took the blackboard, rubbed that the diver had written and wrote, “I’m drowned, you fool!”
